James A. Banks is Kerry and Linda Killinger Professor of Diversity Studies and director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. His books include Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives, (6th Edition) from Wiley and the Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education (2nd Edition) from Jossey-Bass. Professor Banks is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and the National Council for the Social Studies. He is also a member of the National Academy of Education.